Ameritec Corp. v. Ameritech Corp.

94 F.3d 650 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. AMERITEC CORPORATION, a California corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERITECH CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, successor in interest and/or formerly known as American Information Technologies Corporation, and dba Ameritech, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-55417. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 6, 1996. Decided Aug. 15, 1996. Before: REINHARDT, HALL and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 We are asked to consider whether Defendant-Appellee Ameritech Corporation ("AITC") breached the parties' 1986 Settlement Agreement or ran afoul of the Illinois Deceptive Trade Practices Act, § 510/2(2), when it designed a new logo. We find no error in the district court's determination that AITC neither breached the contract nor violated the statute, and affirm. 3 The parties agree, and the district court found, that the Settlement contemplated a significant degree of confusion…